The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad says no student whether in the urban or rural communities will be left behind in the Computer-Based Test transition. Ahmad was speaking during the monitoring of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in some selected schools in Abuja on Tuesday. ”We will not roll…
Gov Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has inaugurated Dr Kassim Muhammad as the Chairman of Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and Mr Mustapha Aliyu as Chairman of Local Government Service Commission. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) reports that the governor also inaugurated three members for the SUBEB and two other members…
An Education expert, Mr Simon Fowowe, has commended the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on plans to review the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Fowowe, who is the National President of the Association of Nursery and Primary Education Instructors (ANPEIN), made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN),…
The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has raised concern over the recently released 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, describing it as a reflection of the worsening state of education system. The President of CONUA, Niyi Sunmonu, in a statement released to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday said the results exposed a “deep-rooted crisis”…
The 1.5 million candidates who scored below 200 out of the 1.9 million who sat for the 2025 UTME conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have ignited national concern. The concerns are in relation to the quality of education and students preparedness in the examination. Reacting to the development, Ike Onyechere, Founder,…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has announced plans for a comprehensive deployment of technology to transform basic education delivery across Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Mrs Aisha Garba, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, during a media briefing ahead of the 2025 International Conference on Smart Education and Digital Literacy (ICSE 2025). The…
The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) has elected its third substantive national administrative council. This is contained in a statement by the newly-elected Secretary-General of the association, Ken Chukwudi, on Wednesday in Osogbo. According to the statement, Mr Sola Adigun was elected the National President, and Sule Abasu as the National Deputy President…
An aggrieved widow, Dr Jane Uche, has appealed to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to resolve the issue of SIM loss, which is preventing her children from registering for the UTME. Uche made the appeal during a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday. While narrating her…
Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says the administration has spent N200 billion on education from 2023 to date. Hayyo disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday, at the opening of a two-day innovation and entrepreneurship education training for Vice Principals (Academic) in FCT public secondary schools. He explained out…
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has urged Nigerian youths to recognise the importance of education and technology in securing their future and advancing the country. Hamzat gave the advice during a visit to him by Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, Wife of Lagos State Governor, and participants of the Lagos Boy Child Initiative, on…
